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Portrait of a Gentleman

James Whitehorne

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait of a man. The man has light skin and short, dark hair that is receding at the temples. He wears a dark suit jacket with a white shirt and a dark bowtie. A white collar is folded up around his neck. The portrait is in a gray frame with a decorative border. The frame has a thick, light grey mat around the portrait. The background behind the frame is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
491 × 624 px
Museum record:
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